Gravity Forms Data Persistence Add-On Reloaded
by unclhos · Forms
Also makes 2 other plugins · 770+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin makes your Gravity Forms data-persistent.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈670 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “data”, “field” and “form” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.8%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 10.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3913 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3913 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| data your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| persistence your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “data”, “field” and “form” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 180 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.7y ago
latest release · v3.3.1 · 14 Feb 2016
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mayurikanate9.2y ago
For guest users this plugins not working for my site please help me??? Thanks in Advance!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ruess9.5y ago
The author of this plugin is a great man. Thank you thank you thank you. You’ve saved me and my team vital data and hours of time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ squidz9.6y ago
This previously has been a very important add-on to Gravity Form for my and my clients. However, the plugin does not seem to be supported any longer and the persistence of file uploads and compatibility with the persistence “Save” button are now broken. File upload data being lost is a deal breaker for me. I understand the developer isn’t making $ and support is thankless. Unfortunately, it’s necessary to keep up with WordPress and Gravity Forms. **adjusted for past value -1 star for unlikelihood of future updates. This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by squidz.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjmccarr19.8y ago
This is a vital and great plugin. I couldn’t live without it. So good, I wanted to try and make a donation, but couldn’t for some reason. Thank you plugin author! Please maintain this one. Just FYI – I was trying to remove the avatar from user profile in admin by going to options and show avatar =0. This deleted all persistent data on the site. Not sure why, but it scared the %^$^%$ out of me until I could figure out what it was.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nitrat10.1y ago
Allows you to enter new data based on previous submissions! Yahoo!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jscomino10.3y ago
We have a very long Gravity Form on our website, and customers often complain that they accidentally click out of it and lose everything. Since GF doesn’t have any kind of “are you sure you want to exit?” built in, I installed this plugin. It works fantastically! And whats better is that the settings are even more comprehensive than I thought they’d be for such a small plugin. Thank you author!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TickTockDesign10.7y ago
I’ve been using this plugin on a 7 page form and it’s been awesome. Had an issue where variables assigned using WP query_vars were not populating dynamic fields correctly – when some of the fields were not using data persistence – and the plugin author responded really quickly with useful information. Couldn’t ask for more. A well supported, useful plugin. Perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JayPatrol10.7y ago
Very useful plugin and great support.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin makes your Gravity Forms data-persistent."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 719 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-27 700+ → 600+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 800+ → 700+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2025-09-19 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 1K+ → 700+ down after 1618 days in tier
- 2021-04-14 600+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
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